Power winch attachment for motor vehicles



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POWER WINCH ATTACHMENT l 'oR MOTOR VEHICLES Original Filed Sept. 17, 1931 MN. v R3 Jan. 12, 1937.

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POWER WINCH ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Original Filed Sept. 1'7. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 gwumtoz garnzgJz' Patented Jan. 12, 1937 2,67,3t8

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE POWER WINCH ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Eugene Garner, Jr., Hebbronville, Tex.

Application September 17, 1931, Serial No. 563,387 Renewed June 16, 1936 1 Claim. (Cl. 254-166) The invention relates to winches for windas shown at 5, and having rotatably mounted lasses adapted to be mounted onthe frame of a thereon a reel 6. 1 designates a cone clutch motor vehicle and driven by the motor of the member splined on the shaft 4, and mating with vehicle, and has for its object the provision of the clutch housing 8 on one end of the reel 6.

5 an improved construction of attachment of the The outer face of the housing 8 provides a brake 5 C ass r d o w by the Winch d a drum and 9 designates a brake band associated structure is extremely stable so that the motor ith th housing 3 d comprising th rewith a vehicle may be used for heavy lifting and towing, brake for controlling the rotation of the reel t, as W s lowering (Ia/sings, ubing, and tools this brake being particularly useful when the reel 10 into oil and other wells. is used for lowering articles, such for instance 10 A fu Object of t e invention is the prov' as casing, tubing and the like into oil or other n f imp v a s for d v Winch or wells. One end of the brake band 9 is secured Windlass reel mounted on the frame of an autoas Shown t m t bracket supported on mobile or truck, including a shaft geared to the bracket 2 While t other end pivotally engages T961, and adapted t0 be clutched to the Crank as shown at l2 a hand operated lever l3 pivoted shaft of the vehicle motor, the clutch including as Shown at M t bracket 5 mounted on one .,,.a member fo as a P Of the fan belt of the crossed braces 16 connecting the brackets pulley of the motor. I and 2. Clutch member 1 is adjusted by means A ur her Obje of e v on s e P of a lever I6 pivotally mounted as shown at I! 20 vision of a winch or Windlass attachment for on an arm I8 secured to bracket 2, said lever l6 20 motor vehicles including brackets for supporting having yoke 9 t t pivotally engages as shown the reel of the Windlass that are adapted to be t 20 a split ring 2 secured on t clutch secured to the side bars of the frame of the her 1,

vehicle, and connected by means of crossed braces 22 indicates a bevel gear on end f Shaft 4 for stability of the supporting members, said within the housing 3 that meshes with a bevel braces having secured thereto a line guide for the gear 23 on stub h ft 24 on which is also secured reel. a sprocket wheel 25 that is geared by means of The invention will be described in detail herechain 25 t procket Wheel 21 Secured t inafter and will be found illustrated in the acshaft 28 that is jcurnaled in bearing members 30 companying drawings in which 28 and 28 and in axial alinement with the 30 Figure 1 is a plan view of the chassis of a crank shaft of the vehicle engine C. Secured to t Vehicle, shown fragmentalily With the end of the crank shaft of the engine is a improved Windlass attachment mounted thereon, fan t puuey t has formed integrally t F u e 2 is a fragmentary front v of the with a clutch face 30. 3! indicates a clutch motor V and showing the attachment, member adapted to mate with the clutch face 30 35 Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on a and is spljned on the haft 23 as shown at 3|a Plane indicated by the line of Figure 2, and 32 indicates a lever for adjusting the clutch Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail View partly member 3| into and out of engagement with in section of the reel and associated parts, and the clutch member 3g The means for actuating Figure 5 is a sectional detail on a plane indithe lever 32 as Shown in Figure 1 is a Spring 33 40 Gated by line of Flgure that normally holds the clutch members in en- In the drawings similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts in all of the views.

The Windlass is, as heretofore stated, for ati ig ig f g gfizfig fi i 33 1 gigf g mounted on the frame of the vehicle and having its free end arranged for convenient operation by z gi g gfi i fg t g fi ti ffi fi fi gi fgf ifif. the operator of the vehicle, and provided with 3 indicates a grease tight gear box secured to the Plus: prolectlons 37 engagfaable by means of 50 bracket I so that the gearing in said box, and a 9 38 secured o the steermg post of the vewhich will be hereinafter more specifically dehicle- 9 indicates a ap mbe secured scribed, may at all times run in grease or other to the crossed braces I5, said member providing lubricant. 4 designates a reel shaft journaled in a guide for the line when being wrapped on the the wall of the gear box 3 and on the bracket 2 reel 6. 55

gagement; the lever being actuated to separate the clutch members by means of a flexible member 34 secured as shown at 35 to the free end of 45 said lever 32 and trained around pulleys 3G It will be understood that this improved. power winch or Windlass may be attached to any make of motor vehicle including motor trucks, and is extremely useful in farming and on ranches, and may also be used for pulling pipes, rods, and tools out of and lowering them into wells, and may also be used for stretching fences in addition to many uses on the farm, including pulling feed out of silos. It is also apparent that the device may be used for pulling the vehicle itself out of mud or mire, as Well as for removing other cars that may be stalled.

What is claimed is:

In combination with a motor vehicle having a supporting frame including side bars, supporting brackets secured to said side bars, a reel, means journaling said reel on said supporting brackets, a brace member secured to said brackets, an inverted U-shaped rope guide secured at its extremities to said brace member to support the loose end of a rope wound on said reel, and a shaft driven by the vehicle motor and geared 10 to said reel.

EUGENE GARNER, JR. 

